Cyber Crime
India 

Supreme Court in favour of handing over all ‘digital arrest’ cases to CBI

Supreme Court in favour of handing over all ‘digital arrest’ cases to CBI New Delhi, October 27 : The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its intent to transfer the investigation of all ‘digital arrest’ cases across India to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), citing the widespread nature of this emerging cybercrime. The...
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India  Gujarat 

Two held from Gujarat for cyber fraud involving Rs 7 lakh: Delhi Police

Two held from Gujarat for cyber fraud involving Rs 7 lakh: Delhi Police New Delhi, Oct 24 – Delhi Police have arrested two men from Gujarat’s Surendranagar district for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case in which a woman from Delhi was cheated of Rs 7 lakh. Officials said on Friday...
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Regional 

Delhi Police Arrests Four Cyber Fraudsters for Defrauding ₹44.50 Lakh Through ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam

Delhi Police Arrests Four Cyber Fraudsters for Defrauding ₹44.50 Lakh Through ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam New Delhi, March 9 – Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters accused of extorting ₹44.50 lakh from a man by impersonating Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers and using the ‘digital arrest’ scam. As per agency reports, the accused...
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India 

Three Fraudsters Arrested in Noida for Duping Woman of Over ₹84 Lakh Through Parcel Scam

Three Fraudsters Arrested in Noida for Duping Woman of Over ₹84 Lakh Through Parcel Scam Noida, February 25: The Cyber Crime Police in Noida have arrested three fraudsters who allegedly duped a woman of more than ₹84 lakh by threatening her with claims of narcotics and objectionable items being found in a parcel in her...
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Business  India 

RBI Introduces ‘Bank.in’ and ‘Fin.in’ Domains to Combat Digital Payment Frauds

RBI Introduces ‘Bank.in’ and ‘Fin.in’ Domains to Combat Digital Payment Frauds New Delhi, February 7 – In a bid to tackle rising digital payment frauds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the launch of dedicated internet domains – Bank.in for banks and Fin.in for non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs). The...
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Gujarat 

Gujarat Police Unfreezes 28,000 Bank Accounts, Easing Cyber Crime Victims' Burden

Gujarat Police Unfreezes 28,000 Bank Accounts, Easing Cyber Crime Victims' Burden Gandhinagar -  Gujarat Police have made an innovative effort to solve the problems of thousands of middle-class people who have been victims of cyber crime. With the cooperation of victims in the investigation, 28,000 previously locked bank accounts have now...
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Regional 

Faridabad Cyber Fraud: 16 Arrested, Links to China Uncovered

Faridabad Cyber Fraud: 16 Arrested, Links to China Uncovered Faridabad Police has arrested 16 individuals in connection with a major cyber fraud case, revealing links to China. The scam involved defrauding people and converting the money into dollars, with a total amount of Rs 7.59 crore. Police recovered passbooks, check books, SIM cards, and cash worth Rs 14 lakh.
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Business 

Indian SMEs better prepared for cyber attacks, AI adoption: Report

Indian SMEs better prepared for cyber attacks, AI adoption: Report New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Budgets are increasing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India due to the rise of AI, global economic uncertainties and evolving security threats, a new report said on Monday, adding that “India respondents appear...
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Business  India  Feature 

Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers

Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) As Valentine's Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on the rise in India and 66 per cent of people in the country fell prey to an online dating scam. In...
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India 

File FIR if hit by deepfakes, take platforms to court if they take no action: MoS IT

File FIR if hit by deepfakes, take platforms to court if they take no action: MoS IT New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Tuesday said that those who find themselves impacted by AI-generated deepfakes should file first information reports (FIRs) at nearest police stations and avail the...
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Vadodara 

Fraudster posing as Bank employee tricks old man into transferring Rs 9.9 lakh on pretext of KYC update

Fraudster posing as Bank employee tricks old man into transferring Rs 9.9 lakh on pretext of KYC update Vadodara : A 63-year-old retired man from Vadodara fell victim to a cyber fraud on the pretext of updating his bank account with the help of KYC. The fraudster, posing as an Axis Bank employee, tricked the man into transferring...
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India 

WhatsApp scam calls back to haunt Indian users, this time from US

WhatsApp scam calls back to haunt Indian users, this time from US New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) WhatsApp users in India on Saturday witnessed a new wave of scam where cyber-criminals started calling people on the platform from fake US numbers, pretending to be their senior office executives and colleagues, thus trying...
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